2021 Municipal Election

Your guide to the 2021 municipal election

The City of Dover Municipal Election was held on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. At the election, voters from all wards elected the Mayor, two at-large City Councilors, and one at-large School Board member. In addition, voters in each of the six Dover wards elected a City Councilor and School Board member and election officers, including a Supervisor of the Checklist, Moderator, three Selectpersons, and a Ward Clerk. All elected positions are two-year terms. Voters also decided 20 proposed amendments to the City of Dover's Charter.

Election Results

Election results are as follows:

Sample ballots for Nov. 2, 2021 municipal election

All Nov. 2, 2021, municipal election ballots are six pages. The top of the first page contains ward-specific election races. The rest of the ballot includes proposed amendment changes to the City of Dover Charter. Click on the links below for sample ballots in each of the city's six wards, which includes the charter amendment questions. 

• Ward 1 sample ballot
• Ward 2 sample ballot
• Ward 3 sample ballot
• Ward 4 sample ballot
• Ward 5 sample ballot
• Ward 6 sample ballot

Charter Amendment Ballot Questions

There were 20 proposed amendments to the City of Dover Charter included in Nov. 2, 2021 Municipal Election. 

The text of proposed charter amendments is also located on a dedicated webpage, which can be found at https://www.dover.nh.gov/government/open-government/election-information/2021-municipal-election/proposed-charter-amendments-for-2021-municipal-election/. 

Candidate filings for Mayor

Candidate filings for City Council

Candidate filings for School Board

Candidate Forums

The Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce and Dover Listens held three candidate forums for City Council and School Board candidates. The forums can be viewed via the links below:

• City Council candidate forum
• School Board candidate forum (At-Large and Wards 1, 2 and 3)
• School Board candidate forum (Wards 4, 5 and 6)

POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENSES

Below are the political contribution forms required by law to be filed with the City Clerk's Office.

EXPENSES AND CONTRIBUTIONS FOR MAYOR BY OCT. 22, 2021

EXPENSES AND CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CITY COUNCIL BY OCT. 22, 2021

EXPENSES AND CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SCHOOL BOARD BY OCT. 22, 2021

EXPENSES AND CONTRIBUTIONS FOR MAYOR BY NOV. 12, 2021

EXPENSES AND CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CITY COUNCIL BY NOV. 12, 2021

EXPENSES AND CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SCHOOL BOARD BY NOV. 12, 2021